Malaysian Grand Prix
2009 · Round 2 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Apr 4-5, 2009Race summary
Button won the race from 1st on the grid, 22.7s ahead of Heidfeld. Heidfeld was the standout mover, climbing from 10th to 2nd. Räikkönen lost the most ground, from 7th on the grid down to 14th (down 7 places). Button set the fastest lap, in 1:36.641.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button 1:36.641 | Brawn | 1 | 31 | 1:10:52.092 | 5 |
| 2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 10 | 31 | +22.722 | 4 |
| 3 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 3 | 31 | +23.513 | 3 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | 31 | +46.173 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 8 | 31 | +47.360 | 2 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 5 | 31 | +52.333 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 12 | 31 | +1:00.733 | 1 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 4 | 31 | +1:11.576 | 0.5 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 16 | 31 | +1:16.932 | 0 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 15 | 31 | +1:42.164 | 0 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 9 | 31 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 11 | 31 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 17 | 31 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 7 | 31 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 13 | 30 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 20 | 30 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | 30 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 18 | 29 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 6 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 14 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |